Human intestinal protozoa in the Near East : an inquiry into some problems affecting the spread and incidence of intestinal protozoal infections of British troops and natives in the Near East, with special reference to the carrier question, diagnosis and treatment of amoebic dysentery, and an account of three new human intestinal protozoa / by C.M. Wenyon and F.W. O'Connor.

  • Charles Morley Wenyon
Date:
1917
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Credit: Human intestinal protozoa in the Near East : an inquiry into some problems affecting the spread and incidence of intestinal protozoal infections of British troops and natives in the Near East, with special reference to the carrier question, diagnosis and treatment of amoebic dysentery, and an account of three new human intestinal protozoa / by C.M. Wenyon and F.W. O'Connor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XI.—Cases treated by Emetin by the Mouth, One Grain a Day for Twelve Days. [A) Carrier Cases not showing any Amoebce with included Bed Blood Corpuscles. Name A B C D E F Other infections before end of emetin course Other infections after end of emetin course Bennett3 + + CR 2 31 _ _ E.c. E.c., Trich. Duncan + CR 1 30 1 — — E.c., Tet. E.c., Tet. Lingard + CR 3 32 3 — - E.c., L., Tet. E.c., L., Tet. McGinty + + CR 2 32 1 + — E.c., L. E.c., L., Tet. Howarth + + + CR 2 36 — + + — E.c. Dewhurst + + CR 3 41 10 + — E.c. E.c. Jackson, A.1 + + R 10 3 4 — — Tet. Tet. Harris2 .. + + R 3 7 — + + E.c., Trich. Ec., Trich., Tet. Main1 .. + + NR — - 1 — — Trich. E.c., Trich. (B) Acute Cases showing Amoeba: icith included Bed Blood Corpuscles. Ball4 . • • + + + R 1 11 1 + + Tet., Trich. Tet., Trich. Barrie1 + + NR — — — + + — E.c., Tet. Blair . + + + R 4 14 3 + + — 1 E.c. Case treated by Emetin by the Mouth, J Grain a Day for Twelve Days. Gaskin 1 \ T R 2 9 1 — E.c. E.c. Case TREATED by Emetin by THE Mouth, 1J Grains for Four Days Eight Days. and One Grain Kettlewell3 ; + + + | CR 3 [ 32 2 + + E.c., Tet. j E.c., Tet. Case treated by Emetin by the Mouth, One Grain for Two Days and h Grain for Seven Days. Spiers3 .. .. | + + + j CR | 1 | 32 | 2 [ + j + ] - | Case treated by Emetin by Mouth, J Grain for Four Days and One Grain for Six Days. Healy3 .. ••)+ + +! NR I — | — | — { + | + | — | — Healy4 Case treated by Emetin, Grains by Mouth for Twelve Days. + + + R 1 I + 1 These cases were given later emetin injections, one grain for twelve days, and again relapsed. - This case was given later emetin injections, one grain a day for twelve days, and was cured. 3 These cases had already been given emetin injections, one grain a day for twelve days, without reaction immediately before this course. 4 This case was receiving the second course of emetin by the mouth. Between the two courses there had been a complete course of ipecacuanha combined at the end with some emetin injections and a course of thymol, ten grains t.d.s., without result. A = Degree or size of infection. B = Result. C = Number of days after commencement of treatment before infection disappeared. D = Number of days of control before cure of relapse was noted. E = Number of occasions patient vomited after emetin. F = History of previous dysentery. G = History of previous emetin treatment. CR — Cure. R = Relapse. NR = No reaction.